Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 326

The maid didn't know how she thought of Shu An, but as for why she brought Wu Shun, it was to let the maid get used to it in advance.

Because under normal circumstances, if you are by your side, then you must have contact with Li Yuan or Li Shimin.

But before stepping into Chang'an, Shu An had thought about all this, so he was a little surprised.

In fact, Li Shimin who returned to the palace was furious, even at night the whole palace was still brightly lit.

The lights in the palace were also seen by many people. After all, after the night market opened, many people stayed on Chang'an Street.

"What happened?"

"Why is the palace brightly lit?"

"Tonight is not a holiday, something big must have happened."

Some knowledgeable people frowned slightly when they saw the lights of the palace, and they spoke out one after another, showing a disturbed look on their faces.

In particular, some ministers were even more worried on their faces. Could it be that something big happened, otherwise how could the court be like this.

At this time, Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Duke Zhao's mansion, was also a little confused. The reason was very simple, His Majesty was still fine when the court meeting ended.

There is also nothing major about today's memorial, and His Majesty has not made public the national policy he has determined, and no one is blocking it, and there is no need to go to war.

"What's wrong?"

Changsun Wuji murmured softly, the doubts in the words were still unresolved, and he could only shake his head in the end.

There are many existences like Changsun Wuji, but they can't understand it. After all, His Majesty is not so good-looking now.

In Chang'an, not many people knew about this matter, but Shu An shook his head after knowing about it.

"It seems that this is a suspicion that there are unruly people in the palace."

Shu An thought silently, but this is also a normal thing, after all, there are not many people who can be poisoned by the elixir.

It seems that Li Shimin still thinks that someone has poisoned him, not that the elixir itself is poisonous. After all, alchemy has a long history.

But Shu An was not in a hurry, anyway, Li Shimin would not find out the murderer, so he would suspect the pill itself.

After thinking of this, Shu An smiled slightly, and then slowly fell asleep. It was dark after all, and he didn't have much nostalgia for the night.

Just as Shu An was falling asleep, Li Shimin in the court was frowning, as if he was thinking about something.

"how can that be?"

Li Shimin murmured softly, as if a little unwilling.

The reason is very simple, that is, the entire palace was searched, but no clues to the pill were found.

You must know that Li Shimin had searched the palace last time because of the possible rebellion of the imperial guards, and caught many people with malicious intentions.

As for this time, there was no gain at all, and Li Shimin was stumped for a while.

"Could it be that those Taoist priests succeeded?"

At this time, Li Shimin couldn't help but have an idea in his heart.

You must know that because Li Tang established Taoism as the state religion, the status of Taoist priests can be said to have improved a lot.

Even Li Shimin was very polite to these Taoist priests, and even recruited many people from the Taoist sect to serve as officials in the court.

At first Li Shimin didn't doubt these people, but now it's impossible not to doubt them.

Because they didn't get any information from the palace, these Taoist priests were the most suspicious in the end.

No matter how much Li Shimin condoned Taoism, he would never want to see these people take his life.

"Whether these people did it, let these people know if they practice alchemy again."

A trace of cruelty flashed in Li Shimin's eyes and he murmured, although tonight there was a bit of a sense of alarm.

But as long as you find any reason, you can completely expose it, so these Taoists will definitely not be suspicious.

In a secluded corner of the palace, there is a Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is where Li Shimin used to support these Taoist priests.

"My lord, does Your Majesty want medicine pills again?"

At this time, the voice of an old Taoist priest who looked like a fairy sounded, with a hint of joy in his voice.

Because for these Taoist priests, only what is useful to His Majesty can prove their worth, and they can also gain more benefits.

"Yes, please Master Yi as soon as possible."

Wang De said with a hypocritical smile on his face, but secretly sneered in his heart.

After all, this old Taoist priest dared to poison the elixir without knowing that his death was imminent.

If you know that the palace has been searched, then this Taoist priest and his disciples and grandchildren are the most suspicious.

"Immediately, immediately!"

The old Taoist didn't care about the hypocrisy on the face of the chief eunuch, but instead expressed some compliments.

Obviously this old Taoist is not ignorant of the world, but there are many restrictions in the palace, and he has to bother the chief.

The only thing that made the old Taoist have some doubts was that the manager had to wait for a new elixir today, which would not be the case usually.

But the old Taoist didn't think much about it, the reason is very simple, he was able to enter this palace but fought against all opinions in the Taoist sect, just for the sake of the development of his Taoist temple.

Wang De watched silently from the side. He didn't know how these Taoist priests made alchemy. What he needed to ensure was that no one tampered with these elixirs.

Then take these pills to test, if there is no problem with these pills, then it proves that there is no problem with these Taoist priests.

Then there are people who are obstructing, and then combined with the situation of no results before, there will definitely be some shocks in the court.

On the contrary, if the elixir is poisonous, then it proves that there is something wrong with these Taoist priests, but Wang De is still more convinced of the second possibility.

The old Taoist didn't know the thoughts of the eunuch chief beside him, and he didn't care about Wang De's presence either. He didn't think that an eunuch could understand his alchemy technique.

When this side was refining alchemy, Li Shimin was also on the court at this time, but today's emperor seemed a little absent-minded.

The reason is very simple. If this matter cannot be found out, it will be like a fishbone choking on your throat, and you will feel nothing but discomfort.

Without a thorough investigation, even Li Shimin can't sleep in peace, for fear of an assassin one day.

There are some smart people among the officials below, who naturally saw that something was wrong with His Majesty's state. Combined with the fact that the palace lights lasted until midnight last night, there was also some understanding on their complexions.

(End of this chapter)